THE BEST

October 19 - Greg Tang Family Math Night 6-7 pm

October 21 - Boosterthon Kickoff

October 21 - Hearing Screening (Grades 1, 3, & 5 only)

October 22 - PTA Fall Mornings, Last Names A - M

October 23 - PTA Fall Mornings, Last Names N - Z

October 28 - Fall Picture Retake Day

October 29 - Fun Run

October 30 - Book Character Parade

November 3 - Election Day/Teacher Work Day, Asynchronous learning for students

November 6 - All Pro Dad

November 9-13 - Book Fair

November 11 - Veterans Day Performance for 3rd Grade Parents

November 12 - Thanksgiving Feast (Kindergarten, Third Grade, Fifth Grade, AU Support) times to be shared soon

November 13 - Thanksgiving Feast (First Grade, Second Grade, Fourth Grade) times to be shared soon

We had a very good turnout for the Sara Gillespie meeting yesterday. The community was engaged and had many questions about the district’s plans for redistricting, consolidation, and closure impacting our area. The district website for the process is linked here. Thank you to our Northwood PTA for providing the food and coffee for the meeting and to our AU Support students and Ms. Kirby Carruth for the uplifting musical performance, it was wonderful!

This upcoming Monday, October 19th from 6:00-7:00 pm Greg Tang, Jr, is our Family Math Night! This visit is because of Northwood Foundation’s longstanding partnership and support of Greg Tang. He will share interactive math games and show everyone how fun math can be! The event is open to current Northwood students and their parents, it is not a drop off event. There will also not be food available, just an hour focused on math fun!

Speaking of the Northwood Foundation, next week on Wednesday the students will participate in the Booster Kick Off Pep Rally! We are VERY lucky to have a Foundation that is able to support the many and various needs of our campus from the Greg Tang Math subscription, professional development for staff, campus beautification for the main entrance and courtyard, the book vending machine restocks, Kindergarten Boot Camp and so much more. There are many things that make Northwood special and unique and we couldn’t do it without our Foundation and the funds raised to support our campus.

Enjoy the crisp fall weather this weekend!

With gratitude,

Heather Q. Rucker, Principal

Hi Explorer families! Northwood artists have been busy creating masterpieces for our annual Art to Remember fundraiser. Each year, we partner with Art to Remember for a creative fundraiser featuring keepsake products customized with your child's art. With 60+ items (many under $20), these make great gifts and a portion of every purchase supports Northwood Art.

Click the link below to search for your child's artwork and start shopping! Please reach out to Mollie Katzin (katzinm@fultonschools.org) with any questions or if you need assistance.

https://arttoremember.com/school/QLCRNN

On November 3, 2026, Fulton citizens will vote on whether or not to continue ESPLOST as the funding source for Capital Plan 2032. Fulton County Schools has created a special webpage with information about Capital Plan 2032 and ESPLOST at www.fultonschools.org/ESPLOST.

We encourage you to visit that page to view more specific information about our school’s projects as well as general information about districtwide improvements.

As families continue to navigate the digital world with their children, Fulton County Schools offers access to Qustodio, a helpful online safety and digital wellbeing resource for parents and caregivers. Qustodio provides families with tools and resources to better understand and support their children's digital lives.

For more information or to create an account, visit Qustodio, or Visit the Fulton County Schools Online Safety Hub.

Northwood is proud to be an AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) school. AVID Elementary equips students with the foundational skills and mindset needed for future success. Our staff is focused on enhancing instructional consistency, fostering a college and career readiness mindset, increasing student engagement and building organizational and study skills.

As part of this, each week Northwood will be focused on one goal as a school. Be sure to ask your child about it!

Next week's AVID goal is: to not brag if I win and not be angry if I lose.

As you may be aware from a recent district message, Fulton County Schools will consider changes to attendance zones and evaluate school capacity through a redistricting/consolidation/closure process this fall. The process involves Geographic Region A (schools located south of the City of Atlanta) and Geographic Region C (schools located north of the Chattahoochee River). Because our school is located within one of these regions, we encourage parents and community members to stay informed, learn more, and provide input. Information about upcoming community forums is available at www.fultonschools.org/redistricting and in the attached flyer.

Let's liven up carpool on a Friday morning. Please review the available slots and sign up. Just check in with the front desk when you arrive, turn up the music and enjoy welcoming the students as they arrive.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4AA4AB2AA2FA7-65661692-apddad#/

Northwood has partnered with PickUp Patrol to help us track dismissals. PickUp Patrol provides families with a convenient way to make changes to your child’s dismissal plans and helps ensure that students are accurately and safely dismissed each day.

If you need to change how your child should be dismissed, you should submit that information via PickUp Patrol before 1:30 pm on the day of the change, and our staff will be notified. We no longer accept dismissal requests via email or paper notes. Please do not email teachers directly.

All dismissal information and changes must be entered into PickUp Patrol.

If you have any questions, please first check the PickUp Patrol Parent Guide. If you need additional assistance, please reach out to Mrs. Robertson at Northwood’s front desk, robertsonl1@fultonschools.org.

Fulton County Schools uses SchoolCash Online as their preferred method of payment for school fees — from field trips and yearbooks to athletic fees and more. It's free, secure, and takes less than two minutes to set up.

Get started here: https://fultonschools.schoolcashonline.com

Looking to volunteer? All volunteers will need to complete the Fulton County Schools online registration process. For more information and to begin the process, please click the link below.

https://www.fultonschools.org/community/become-a-volunteer

Did you know free and reduced-price meal applications benefit your family and your school? Families may qualify for free or reduced-price school breakfast and lunch. A NEW application must be completed for the 2026-2027 school year.

If you have not completed a Free and Reduced application for SY26-27, had a change in income or had an increase in household size, please take this opportunity to complete an application. Free and Reduced Meal Applications are available online at www.myschoolapps.com. Families may obtain a paper application from any school cafeteria. If able, families are encouraged to complete an online application to help expedite the application approval process.

Did you know? Our school community has a Cafeteria Principal Account Fund. This account will be used to fulfill any meal costs for students that reach an account balance of zero. We often have families and extended family members that ask if or how they can pay off lunch balances or support our students in this way, now the process of doing so is easy!

Should you be interested in adding to the Cafeteria Principal Account Fund, just send a check or cash to school in an envelope to Mrs. Rosa Gutierrez, our cafeteria manager, and notate that the funds go to the Principal Fund. Please reach out to Mrs. Gutierrez, gutierrezabr@fultonschools.org, if you have any questions.

The Fulton County School Nutrition Program is dedicated to serving all students nutritious, safe and customer acceptable meals in support of academic achievement. Click the link below to see what thery are serving up today.

Nutrition.fultonschools.org/MenuCalendar

Parents, please encourage your students to check regularly for lost items in the Lost and Found. Please mark all student belongings clearly with the child's name so that it can be identified. Unclaimed items are donated to local charities after the last school day of every month. October's date is Friday, October 30th.

The Infinite Campus Parent Portal provides quick and easy access to information for all enrolled students in their household. Find grades, attendance, assignments, schedules, ID numbers, school announcements and more. If you haven't already joined, please do so today as Fulton County Schools is transitioning to managing everything via the portal.

For more information, access the Parent Portal Booklet for Infinite Campus here.

We are excited to invite your students, families, staff, and community members to attend the Centennial High School Homecoming Parade on Thursday, October 22, at 6:00 PM in front of Centennial High School.

The Homecoming Parade is a wonderful opportunity for our cluster community to come together and celebrate Centennial pride, school spirit, and the connections that make our schools so special. We would love to see your school represented as we celebrate this exciting Homecoming tradition.

If your school, club, team, or organization would like to participate in the parade, please complete the sign-up form below:

The Track or Treat Tailgate is a combined community event hosted by the HBMS Music and AVID departments. It will be a FREE community event where attendees will walk the track of decorated, themed tables and pick up treats along the way! Music provided by the Band, Chorus, and Orchestra students and a Tailgate of Beef hot dogs, chips, and drinks will be offered for $5 from our AVID department. It is sure to be a family-fun event with costumes or college jerseys!

We need families/community partners/local businesses to sign up to host a TRACK BOOTH. It is the same as making a "trunk" for a Trunk or Treat event, but instead of a trunk you are decorating a TABLE and providing candy/trinkets/activities for our students & families as they walk our track and listen to our music kids perform!

Click the form below to register your table!

Michelle Levine, Assistant Principal

Together We SHINE!

Email: NorthwoodAttendance@fultonschools.org
Website: https://northwood.fultonschools.org/
Location: 10200 Wooten Road, Roswell, GA, USA
Phone: 470-254-6390
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